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Hidden Palms

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Hidden Palms is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 131 m. Palm View Peak stands 2,184 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pushwalla Palms, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
131 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.82007, -116.30199

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Múmawet: 1.1 mi
  • Fan Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Point Happy: 7.1 mi
  • La Quinta: 8.0 mi
  • Edom Hill: 8.1 mi
Parks
  • Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Indio Hills Community Center: 3.4 mi
  • Freedom Park: 4.1 mi
  • Whitehawk Park: 4.6 mi
  • Joe Mann Park: 5.5 mi
Springs
  • Magnesia Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Stubbe Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Stubbe Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Covington Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 14.0 mi
Cliffs
  • Dry Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Dairy Queen - Left: 15.7 mi
  • Dairy Queen Right: 15.7 mi
  • Dihedral Rock - Southwest Face: 15.7 mi
  • Dihedral Rock - Northeast Face: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 53
Nature reserves: 35
  • Pushwalla Palms: 0.7 mi
  • Pushwalla Palms: 1.0 mi
  • Pushwalla Palms: 1.1 mi
  • Indiam Palms: 1.2 mi
  • Indian Palms: 1.2 mi
Gardens: 24
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 18
  • Old Car: 1.3 mi
  • Desert Holocaust Memorial: 7.6 mi
  • Expressframe: 7.6 mi
  • Thomas P. Genovese Memorial: 9.9 mi
  • Gram Parsons: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Synergy: 4.1 mi
  • Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 5.4 mi
  • Birds of Welcome: 6.9 mi
  • J Willott Art Gallery: 8.5 mi
  • Road Trip: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • West Fork Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 15.3 mi
  • Dry Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Hidden Palms. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palm View PeakWSW 240°2,184 m19.2 mi
Pine MountainSW 231°2,147 m19.0 mi
Martinez MountainS 188°2,001 m18.3 mi
Devils RockpileSW 230°1,870 m18.9 mi
Quail MountainNNE 15°1,772 m13.4 mi
Inspiration PeakNE 37°1,694 m10.1 mi
Eureka PeakN 349°1,682 m14.9 mi
Ryan MountainNE 40°1,663 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3619:2320:00
September equinox06:3418:1118:43
December solstice06:4716:0316:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F596269758189949489786657
Precip in0.60.60.30.10.00.00.00.30.10.10.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indio Fire STN, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/150955741

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